The 2000–01 season was FC Dinamo București's 52nd season in Divizia A. Dinamo finished 2nd in the league and he won the Romanian Cup. In the UEFA Champions League, they played in second qualifying round.
Cătălin Hîldan died on 5 October 2000, while playing in a friendly match between Dinamo and Șantierul Naval Oltenița, having a stroke in the 74th minute of the game and fell to the ground. Before his death he was nicknamed "The only captain" by Dinamo's fans, a nickname that became more popular after his death and his number, 11, was retired by Dinamo in his honor. The north stand of the Dinamo Stadium is named "Peluza Cătălin Hîldan" (Cătălin Hîldan Stand), in his honor, also the Stadionul Cătălin Hîldan from his native Brănești is named after him.
Players
Squad information Squad at end of season
League table
Results Dinamo's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Divizia A
Cupa României
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersR of 32 6 September 2000 Extensiv CraiovaA3–0R of 16 8 November 2000 FCU CraiovaH3–2QF 30 November 2000 Rapid BucureștiH2–1SF - 1st leg 4 April 2001 Sportul Studențesc BucureștiA2–2SF - 2nd leg 2 May 2001 Sportul Studențesc BucureștiH3–1
Final
UEFA Champions League
Polonia Warsaw won 7–4 on aggregate.
References
External links WorldFootball.net RSSSF.com